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D10. What kind of toilet facility do the household members use?
[] 1 Flush toilet
[] 2 Traditional pit toilet
[] 3 Ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine
[] 4 No facility
[] 5 Other

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D08. Type of toilet
Enquire about the type of toilet or means of excreta disposal used in the household and shade the appropriate code.
Flush toilet: This refers to the type of toilet which is characterized by the draining of human excreta by a rush of running water.

Traditional pit latrine: This is an ordinary pit latrine built without health or hygienic-related specifications, which has no vent pipe.

Pit - VIP (Ventilated Improved latrines): This is a ventilated pit latrine which is defined as an on-site means of human excreta disposal in a hygienic, low cost and more acceptable manner. It comprises amongst other things a vent pipe.

No facility: this refers to the use of bushes, veld and other open spaces for this purpose.

Other: For other methods of excreta disposal not mentioned above.